Savory Chicken With Pine Nuts
Serves:
Ingredients:
1
c
Chicken breast diced
1
ts
Sugar
1
ts
Chili bean sauce
1
ts
Oyster sauce
2
ts
Hoisin sauce
1
tb
Water
1
tb
Soy sauce
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SAUCE ---------
2
ts
Soy sauce
1
tb
Chinese wine
2
tb
Water
1
tb
Corn starch
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CHICKEN MARINADE ---------
4
tb
Vegetable oil
2
tb
Green onions, finely chopped
2
tb
Garlic, minced
1/2
c
Bamboo shoots, diced
1/2
c
Pine nuts
1
ts
Sesame oil
Method:
Dice chicken, place in a bowl and mix with marinade ingredients.
Before dicing bamboo shoots, blanch in boiling water for 30 seconds (to remove tinny, canned flavour).
Mix all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
Heat wok, add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil an stirfry pine nuts until golden brown.
Set aside on paper towel.
Using the same wok, heat again and add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil.
On high heat, add garlic and stir-fry 10 seconds, then add chicken with marinade and stir-fry until white, but not completely cooked through.
Add sauce and bamboo shoots and cook for 2 minutes.
Add pine nuts and green onions, mix well and serve.